
The rooms were bright and comfortable the breakfast of scrambled eggs, fresh fruit and classic Guatemalan black beans delicious.

We spent our first night at the hostel Maya Papaya (from £36 per night, ). You know you’ve arrived when your car begins to bounce along the haphazardly-cobbled streets as if you’re on horseback.


New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENTįirst, we began our trip in the Spanish colonial town of Antigua, not only as a base to hike the nearby volcano Acatenango but as a colourful city to explore (it’s small enough that you can walk from one end to the other in around 15 minutes).
